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Riff Tone
Shakedown Street
Grateful Dead
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1977 Doug Irwin 'Wolf' custom guitar
AmpFender Twin Reverb (preamp) into McIntosh MC2300 power amp
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass4
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Notes
Studio recording, 1978. Jerry Garcia's 'Wolf' guitar with middle pickup (Super II) is widely cited for this era. The amp setup for studio and live was Fender Twin Reverb preamp into McIntosh MC2300. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and brittlequacky envelope filter effectclean and articulatepercussive funk attackcrisp highstight rhythmic feelclear note separationminimal amp breakupdistinctive auto-wah quackslightly glassy top end
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level funk rhythm skills, tight timing, and dynamic control to trigger the envelope filter consistently. The picking must be clean and articulate to maintain the percussive, quacky tone.
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Original Gear
Guitar1977 Doug Irwin 'Wolf' custom guitar
AmpFender Twin Reverb (preamp) into McIntosh MC2300 power amp
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass4
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1978. Jerry Garcia's 'Wolf' guitar with middle pickup (Super II) is widely cited for this era. The amp setup for studio and live was Fender Twin Reverb preamp into McIntosh MC2300. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and brittlequacky envelope filter effectclean and articulatepercussive funk attackcrisp highstight rhythmic feelclear note separationminimal amp breakupdistinctive auto-wah quackslightly glassy top end
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level funk rhythm skills, tight timing, and dynamic control to trigger the envelope filter consistently. The picking must be clean and articulate to maintain the percussive, quacky tone.